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To tell you the likely new Strictly hosts?

177 replies

mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 23:16

Emma Willis

Josh widdicombe
Johannes Radebe

The two men would join Emma as a kind of 'hosting trio'

I think it doesnt need Josh Widdicombe sorry

To tell you the likely new Strictly hosts?
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Eggybreadwithnuts · 15/05/2026 23:21

Awful choices...Emma nah wont work shes better at documentaries and Josh where on earth has that come from!!! Quite B list. They will loose viewers

mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 23:22

I am not a fan of the former two

I like Johannes as a dancer, but in interviews he seems quite stiff? Not sure how he'd be as a host.

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NotTheOrdinary · 15/05/2026 23:24

Emma Willis has an annoying voice.

NuffSaidSam · 15/05/2026 23:24

I like Josh, but he'd be terrible hosting Strictly. He doesn't have Saturday night glitz.

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 15/05/2026 23:26

I kind of like them all as individual people doing the jobs they are good at (presenter, comedian, dancer) but as a trio of hosts for Strictly, it doesnt quite fit IMHO.

RaspberryFeet · 15/05/2026 23:29

I really thought they would understand after the success of celebrity traitors, that bigger names were the way to go. I just can’t imagine JW being strong enough to carry it off.

mustbethemummy2 · 15/05/2026 23:29

Emma would be good. Johannes is so warm and lovely but not sure about him as a presenter. And Josh is a baffling choice. He is neither presenter nor dancer.

I heard a rumour it might be Angela Rippon, she and Emma would be good.

VanityUnit66 · 15/05/2026 23:33

I don’t like Emma Willis she is so incredibly dull.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 23:33

RaspberryFeet · 15/05/2026 23:29

I really thought they would understand after the success of celebrity traitors, that bigger names were the way to go. I just can’t imagine JW being strong enough to carry it off.

Jonathan Ross and Alan Carr!!

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ArtShow · 15/05/2026 23:35

VanityUnit66 · 15/05/2026 23:33

I don’t like Emma Willis she is so incredibly dull.

She'll get a good script writer

Normandy144 · 15/05/2026 23:35

Josh did the Christmas special a few years ago and really enjoyed himself. Not such a baffling choice IMO.

Moonmelodies · 15/05/2026 23:36

Amol Rajan surely?

HateThese4Leggedbeasts · 15/05/2026 23:37

I think Emma would be good. I like Josh's podcast but I was surprised he was on the list for Strictly. I don't think of him as a natural presenter or wanting that level of scrutiny that this show brings.

Whataflippincircus · 15/05/2026 23:40

Emma would be a safe pair of hands a bit like Tess. Frankly, Claudia is irreplaceable. It wouldn’t matter who got it, they wouldn’t measure up.

Selkie33 · 15/05/2026 23:41

VanityUnit66 · 15/05/2026 23:33

I don’t like Emma Willis she is so incredibly dull.

To me, she comes across as incredibly warm and friendly.

Josh Widdecombe though....a bit try hard 😕

Mistyglade · 15/05/2026 23:50

This is the first time I’ve read a showbiz story and thought oh that’s a good idea. The show is desperate for a change up. JW tested brilliantly by all accounts and we need his down-to-earth cheeky humour. EW is solid as main anchor like Tess. Thank god it wasn’t tired old hammy Zoe Ball or inauthentic Alex Jones.

RhannionKPSS · 15/05/2026 23:54

I bet it will be camp man or a drag queen, and I bet loads of people will stop watching

DecisionTime123 · 15/05/2026 23:54

Moonmelodies · 15/05/2026 23:36

Amol Rajan surely?

Definitely 😁

But srsly - I cannot abide Emma Willis, that's ruined it for me.

AutumnAllTheWay · 15/05/2026 23:56

Can't stand emma Willis

Shes awful

KellsBells7 · 16/05/2026 00:03

I wanted Zoe Ball and Rylan!

footballfan1963 · 16/05/2026 00:20

I want Tom Allen

TellyLass · 16/05/2026 00:26

KellsBells7 · 16/05/2026 00:03

I wanted Zoe Ball and Rylan!

That would be fab.

NedsAtomicWheelieBin · 16/05/2026 01:51

I thought this was a joke but apparently not! I wanted Emma Willis and Zoe Ball, so I was disappointed to see Zoe was out of the running - but to be replaced by Josh Widdicombe? I can't see it working, he's a very odd choice given some of the names that have been floating about.

Wingedharpy · 16/05/2026 01:56

I don't want Johannes presenting as then we wouldn't get to see him dancing and I love his dancing.

user1471462634 · 16/05/2026 02:09

Rylan downstairs with the judges.
Alison Hammond upstairs with the dancers.
Simples!